I only know a little Hungarian –

csak egy kicsit tudok magyarul – 

despite the weekend lessons and the pen pals.

My father understands but cannot write or speak.

Csak egy kicsit tudok magyarul –

his parents argued in the language 

my father understands but cannot write or speak.

He told me Isten vary a meg meant ‘God strike you down’.

His parents argued in the language. 

Isten vary a meg means ‘God bless you’, Google tells me.

He told me Isten vary a meg meant ‘God strike you down’.

On Duolingo, I remain at level two.

Isten vary a meg means ‘God bless you’, Google tells me.

Despite the weekend lessons and the pen pals

on Duolingo, I remain at level two.

I only know a little Hungarian –